The history, deliberations, canons and other materials relating directly to the councils of the Church, both ecumenical and local.
Is there a canon regarding the need to attend your local parish? I seem to recall something, but it may have been Western canon law, and never part...
Mercy and peace to all, be multiplied. My question is on the following canon (viewable here at CCEL): Canon XI. Let no one in the priestly...
Hi all, I am going on a trip to my hometown Saratov, Russia starting February 1st. (for 3 months) I would like my trip to have a spiritual...
God bless!+ It would be interesting to write about the church canons , the canonical law and their keeping today! Do we have to hold all the...
I know Orthodox are not meant to have statues of saints but there are saints that were also royalty have statues, this is due to historical reasons...
I'm doing some research into the development of the NT canon and I've come across the Council of Trullo and the Synod of Jerusalem as two potential...
I was curious as to how Orthodox decide the date for Pascha. It was recently brought up at an OCF meeting about how the heterodox use their...
Beloved in Christ, Is it allowed for a woman to read the Apostle on the Sunday? In general, is it allowable for her to loud her voice in the...
I am not (yet) Orthodox but have been discussing some of the Church Fathers with Protestant friends (they trying to give me best reasons for not...
A recent comment by another member of this forum has reminded me of a question that has been on my mind for some time now. I have never asked...
I am a Greek orthodox convert. I have studied Ephesus and Chalcedon alot, and I think I have a fair grasp of the issues that were at hand. My...
What are the binding or super influential councils for the oriental orthodox after Chalcedon?
One claim often made by EO laymen and scholars is that ONE OF THE REASONS the Roman General Councils after 879 were not ecumenical is because there...
Hi all, Just wondering where I might be able to find information about the division of worshippers in the ancient church into Mourners, Hearers,...
So far as I can see, the Monachos library does not have the all the texts of the canons of all the Ecumenical and other important Councils. Would it...
What is the Orthodox church's position toward the so called arabic canons attributed to Nicea (THe first one)? I ask, because canon xxxix is a little...
It is my understanding that councils are held to change canons and these are called by hierarchs. Are there any instances in the history of church...
How many Oecumenical Councils are there?
Are there in existence any canons that forbid prostrations on Sundays?
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